Ecuador is a country of multi-faceted landscape and vibrant culture. The country provides volunteers with an unusually resonant immersive experience. The unique country straddles the equator, so it is in both the northern and southern hemispheres, bordering Colombia, Peru and the Pacific Ocean. Explore a little of everything with its three main geographical regions: coast, highlands (dominated ...
Guatemala is vibrant in both sights and sounds. Bright colors are everywhere, people yell things you don’t understand, steaming empanada pastries are on every corner, and streets are filled with people holding hands and running after children. Traveling in Guatemala is like experiencing a heightened sense of living, but nothing can prepare you for the veracity of life in an impoverished c...
Volunteering in Guatemala is an unusually rewarding experience in a vibrant country with a genuine need for help. There is a huge range of projects for volunteers to work on throughout Guatemala. Conservation work on Central America’s deepest lake, caring for abandoned cats and dogs in a colonial city, or giving medical aid in the Guatemalan highlands are just some of the many existing pl...
Choosing to volunteer abroad is a potentially life altering decision, and calls for some careful consideration. International volunteerism can be hugely rewarding and beneficial for the country you’re working in: every year thousands of volunteers build homes, teach English, and work with animals to achieve remarkable results. However, volunteering abroad can undoubtedly be unproductive a...
1. Great Need. There is abundant work to be done by volunteers and many placements in Ecuador. Especially if you choose to travel during the low season (November - March) animal shelters, children’s organizations, conservation projects, and NGOs will all be looking for extra hands.
